Ryan Seacrest appeared on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' (weekdays, syndicated) on Tuesday in order to take audience questions about 'American Idol.' Also appearing with him, as you may have guessed, was his 'Idol' co-star ... Ellen DeGeneres! A question from an audience member named Yolanda centered on Seacrest's stormy relationship with Simon Cowell. Seacrest and Cowell have recently been fighting during this past season of 'Idol.'

Watch the video after the jump.Ryan Seacrest appeared on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' (weekdays, syndicated) on Tuesday in order to take audience questions about 'American Idol.' Also appearing with him, as you may have guessed, was his 'Idol' co-star ... Ellen DeGeneres! A question from an audience member named Yolanda centered on Seacrest's stormy relationship with Simon Cowell. Seacrest and Cowell have recently been fighting during this past season of 'Idol.'

"Ryan," said Yolanda. "What's going on between you and Simon?" Seacrest quickly defused the question with a joke: "What's going on with us? We're roommates. We live together." But then Seacrest went on to speak sincerely of his relationship with Cowell: "We're actually friendly. ...We don't hold a grudge. We have very competitive spirit and attitude on the show ... but we're friends."